“The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”

“In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.”

“In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful but gratitude that makes us happy.”

“In moments of surprise we catch at least a glimpse of the joy to which gratefulness opens the door.”

“We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of heart.”

“Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted. ”

“One single gift acknowledged in gratefulness has the power to dissolve the ties of our alienation.”